The Draft Strategic Flon
From the July to September,
the Tribal Council and manag
ers reviewed and discussed the
results of the surveys and com
munity meetings. Their efforts
resulted in a draft of the Strate
gic Plan. This section summa
rizes its key elements.
Purpose of the Plon
The Tribe's Strategic Plan
describes the principles that
guide the development of the
Tribe's human, natural, and capi
tal resources in the long run, and
the specific actions it will take
to further those principles in the
short run.
The principles laid out in the
Plan will guide the Tribal Coun
cil and Division Managers in the
preparation of work programs
and budgets as part of the Tribe's
annual budgeting. ' '
Generol Direction for the
Tribe
The Tribe's annual report
for 1993 contains a vision, or
mission statement, that states:
The Underlying Philosophy of the
How can the Tribe provide opportunities
for Tribal members to develop into
capable people?
What services and facilities provide that
assistance?
How should those services be provided to
encourage the central goal of developing
capable people?
"To be a tribal community
known as a caring people, dedi
cated to the principles of hon
esty and integrity, building com
munity and individual respon
sibility and self-sufficiency
through personal empower
ment and the responsible stew
ardship of human and natural
resources; a community willing
to act with courage in preserv
ing tribal cultures and tradi
tions for all future genera
tions. "
The focus of the statement
is on building community and
individual responsibility and
self-sufficiency through personal
empowerment and the respon
sible stewardship of human and
natural resources.
The statement identifies im
portant attributes (caring, hon
esty, integrity, courage). More
important for strategic planning,
however, are its focus on:
Building community (both
the spirit of community, and
the facilities that allow a
By providing Tribal members with:
Facilities and services that assist them in their
efforts to develop their capabilities and become
self-responsible
Services and facilities that:
Encourage physical and emotional health and
that preserve cultural traditions, the necessary
foundations for any further development of hu
man potential
That provide the education to develop one's ca
pabilities Manage natural and capital resources effectively
so that funds are available to supply these es
sential services on a sustainable basis.
By providing them in ways that promote :
Self-sufficiency
Community
Efficient
Fairness
Involvement
community to interact and
grow)
Individual responsibility
and self-sufficiency
Stewardship of resources
Preservation of culture
Principles ond Strategies
The Tribe believes that a
common theme for all these
principles a principle from
which many of the others
flow is providing opportuni
ties for Tribal members to de
velop into capable people.
That idea incorporates the
values described at the Tribe's
Strategic Futures Conference:
that "the Tribe should have at
its center healthy families and
self-responsible individuals."
The Tribe's process for
strategic planning in 1994 ap
plied those general principles to
key questions about the how to
develop those capable people.
The answers to those key ques
tions, shown in the adjoining
Strategic Plon
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lines for Tribal programs, poli
cies, and investments.
Though the previous prin
ciples are general and could be
used to justify substantially
different policies, the Tribe in
terprets them to encourage the
following strategies:
Self-sufficiency
Develop own-source rev
enues. Require that people using
Tribal services give some
thing back for the benefits
they receive.
Community Spirit
Strengthen the Tribal cen
ter at Grand Ronde.
Increase communication
and participation among
Tribal members.
Ensure fair distribution of
resources among Tribal
members.
Efficient Use of Resources
Apply financial tests to
Tribal ventures.
Be explicit about the full
costs of services, even if the
choice is to offer those ser
vices at less than cost.
Strengthen the Tribal cen
ter at Grand Ronde.
Encourage independent
decision-making by staff at
all levels.
of tflbol members through the
plonnlnq Mroteqlea.
Grow cautiously
Fairness
Recognize different abilities
to pay for service and differ
ent needs.
Develop own-source rev
enues. Involvement
Increase communication
among Tribal members, es
pecially for those at a dis
tance from the Grand Ronde
center.
Actions Applicable to All Di
vlslons Each Division will develop
specific actions consistent with
these principles in October. At
least three actions, however, ap
ply to all Divisions:
Communication with cli
ents The need for involvement
implies the need for commu
nication. Each Division will
include in its work program
a description of techniques it
will use to get information to
and from the people it serves
now or could serve in the fu
ture. Determination of need
Most Divisions have some
gaps in their information
about the services Tribal
members use now (both
Tribal and non-Tribal ser
vices) and the services they
think they need. A first step